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Entertainment furniture

From day to day the new models of video and audio equipment appear on the market. The furniture intended for placing this equipment is perfected together with it. The simple cupboards for TV-sets are placed with the multifunctional stands and supports which are equipped with special shelves, holders and niches for keeping various devices and things.

In terms of functionality the entertainment furniture divides into 4 main groups: for TV-set and video equipment, for audio equipment, for acoustic systems and for carriers (CD, DVD and video cassettes). Besides that, there are the combined models which allow placing different devices in various combinations.

The stand for TV correspond an open construction with vertical supports and shelves fixed to it. There are usually one or two shelves: for video recorder and/or DVD-player. Other model of TV furniture is the stand with side and back walls plus/minus doors.

Cabinet furniture and open models have their merits and demerits. Open furniture provides the necessary ventilation; the close stands and cupboards hide the equipment and protect it from dust.

Furniture for audio equipment and Hi-Fi components usually has no case and look like the common bookstand. It stands on the high legs-supports and the shelves fixed to it. The shelves are placed one above other in one or two lines. The legs of furniture for audio equipment are fitted out with special tips for damping vibration.

Many equipment stands are combined and serve for placing different kinds of equipment. The forms of them are quite diverse. All devices, if there are not many of them, are placed vertically, one above other. Some models consist of two or three sections each of which correspond the separate stand.

For producing entertainment furniture many materials are used: metal, glass, wood, MDF and wood particle board in different combinations. The typical examples are the stands for TV and supports for Hi-Fi on the metal frame with shelves of glass or MDF or cupboard of particle board lined with veneer sheets with glass doors and so on.